6 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/CATALOG b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/CATALOG
index 74e408ac34..50cd35da78 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/CATALOG
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/CATALOG
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: ChangeBar
 Problems-To: johannes.braams(at)texniek.nl
 Author: J.L. Braams
-Version: 3.7c
+Version: 3.7d
 
 Description:
 
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/README b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/README
index 847be179da..2a9c69bad7 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/README
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
                                changebar bundle
 
-                               January 1, 2024
+                               January 9, 2024
 
 This bundle contains a package that I maintain to add changebars to a
 LaTeX document.
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.bug b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.bug
index 4d2b9fa0a7..d661332150 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.bug
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.bug
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
 % v3.7c JLB: Arash Esbati reported inconsistent spacing whit or without the
 %        optional argumenty to \cbstart or \begin{changebar}.
 %
+% v3.7d JLB: Arash Esbati reported a simlar phenomenon when \nochangebars
+%        is used. Similar solution was needed.
+%
 % Known problems
 %        - changebars for marginal paragraphs collide with changebars
 %          for the main body of text
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.dtx b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.dtx
index 2c67180adb..406ccf5290 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.dtx
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.dtx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 % and covered by LPPL is defined by the unpacking scripts (with
 % extension .ins) which are part of the distribution.
 % \fi
-% \CheckSum{2953}
+% \CheckSum{2954}
 %
 %\iffalse
 %    This file is built for \LaTeXe, so we make sure an error is
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 \ProvidesFile{changebar.dtx}
 %</dtx>
 %<+package>\ProvidesPackage{changebar}
-           [2024/01/01 v3.7c Indicate changes with marginal bars]
+           [2024/01/09 v3.7d Indicate changes with marginal bars]
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \section{A driver for this document}
@@ -2290,11 +2290,14 @@
 %    To disable changebars altogether without having to remove them
 %    from the document the macro |\nochangebars| is provided. It makes
 %    no-ops of three internal macros.
+% \changes{v3.7d}{2024/01/09}{Make sure spaces are ignored (cf. change
+%    3.7c)}
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand*{\nochangebars}{%
-  \def\cb@start[##1]{}%
+  \def\cb@start[##1]{\ignorespaces}%
   \def\cb@delete[##1]{}%
-  \let\cb@end\relax}
+  \def\cb@end{\ignorespacesafterend}
+  }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 %
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.ins b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.ins
index f9c86c4943..8de997825c 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.ins
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.ins
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %% 
 %% IMPORTANT NOTICE:
 %% 
-%% Copyright (C) 1994-2023 Johannes Braams,  All rights reserved.
+%% Copyright (C) 1994-2024 Johannes Braams,  All rights reserved.
 %% 
 %% This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
 %% of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 \preamble
 This is a generated file.
 
-Copyright (C) 1994-2023 Johannes Braams,  All rights reserved.
+Copyright (C) 1994-2024 Johannes Braams,  All rights reserved.
 
 This file was generated from file(s) of the changebar package.
 --------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.pdf b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.pdf
index ef79e6b5dc..b313fe1c53 100644
--- a/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.pdf
+++ b/macros/latex/contrib/changebar/changebar.pdf